Shipping Container Prefix

All shipping containers are marked with a prefix und siebenstelligen Nummern bezeichnet:

ABCD
Prefix
XXXXXX-X
Nr.

According to the prefix you can find out, which marine line the container belongs to.

Some lease companies, for example, Textainer (prefix – TEXU) only lease their containers for other Lines: so the container can be transported in any Line. In this case, you should contact the Sender with a request to send you a copy of theBill of Lading, according to which you will find out which Line is transporting your goods.

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PrefixLineName of the Line
AAAU   Asia Container Leasing
ACLU ACL Atlantic Container Line
ACXU Atlantic Cargo Atlantic Cargo
ADCU   GE SeaCo
AKLU K Line Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
ALLU   Allied Container Network
ALNU   ECB Group
AMCU CMA CGM Compagnie Maritime d Affretement Compagnie Generale Maritime
AMFU   Textainer
AMZU   Textainer
ANNU ANL Australia National Line
ANYU   One Way Lease
APHU APL American President Lines
APLS APL American President Lines
APLU APL American President Lines
APMU Maersk Line Maersk Line
APRU APL American President Lines
APZU APL American President Lines
ARDU   Caru
ARHU   Caru
ARMU   Adeptainer
ARTU   Caru
ATBU   A-Tainer & Service
ATIU   Eurotainer SA
AWSU Swire Swire Shipping
AXIU   Textainer
AZLU Hapag Hapag Lloyd Container Line
BAFU   Bulkhaul Ltd.
BBXU   BestBox-Containerhandel e.K.
BCHU   Braun Container Handels GmbH
BGFU BG Freight BG Freight Line
BHCU   Bridgehead Container Services Ltd
BLCU BCL Baltic Container Lines Co. Ltd.
BLKU   Bulkhaul Ltd.
BMLU Bernuth Bernuth Lines
BMOU   Beacon Intermodal
BNSU   BNS Container AS
BORU Borchard Borchard Lines Ltd
BOXU   Bulkhaul Ltd.
BSIU   Blue Sky Intermodal (UK) Ltd
BVIU   Stolt Tank Containers
CACU Hapag Hapag Lloyd Container Line
CADU Hamburg SUD Hamburg Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts Gesellschaft
CAIU   CAI(Container Applications International)
CAPU   Capital UK Ltd
CARU   Caru
CASU Hapag Hapag Lloyd Container Line
CATU   Caru
CAXU   CAI(Container Applications International)
CBHU COSCON COSCO Container Lines Co., Ltd.
CCGU   CATU Containers
CCLU CSCL China Shipping Container Lines Co
CCRU   Eurotainer SA
CCSU   Servial CC ApS
CDKU   Containerland Danmark
CESU   Consent Equipment AB
CGHU CMA CGM Compagnie Maritime d Affretement Compagnie Generale Maritime
CGMU CMA CGM Compagnie Maritime d Affretement Compagnie Generale Maritime
CGTU CMA CGM Compagnie Maritime d Affretement Compagnie Generale Maritime
CHAU   Chariot Intermodal Inc
CHIU   Capital Intermodal
CHPU CHIPOLBROK Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company
CKLU CK Line CK Line
CLAU Conti-Lines Conti-Lines
CLDU   Cobelfret Containers N.V.
CLHU   Textainer
CLOU   GE SeaCo
CMAU CMA CGM Compagnie Maritime d Affretement Compagnie Generale Maritime
CMBU Safmarine Safmarine
CMCU   Crowley
CMNU CMA CGM Compagnie Maritime d Affretement Compagnie Generale Maritime
CMTU   IJ-Container ApS
CMUU Hapag Hapag Lloyd Container Line
CNCU CNC Line Cheng Lie Navigation Co.,Ltd
CNIU CCNI Compagnia Chilena de Navigacion Interoceanica SA
CNNU   China International Container Leasing
CORU   Caru
CPIU   Container Providers International
CPSU Hapag Hapag Lloyd Container Line
CRLU   Seacastle Inc
CRSU   Cronos
CRTU   Cronos
CRXU   Cronos
CRYU   Cryo AB
CSFU Containerships Containerships
CSLU CSCL China Shipping Container Lines Co
CSOU Containerships Containerships
CSQU Hapag Hapag Lloyd Container Line
CSVU CSAV Compania Sud Americana de Vapores
CTIU   GE SeaCo
CTXU   Containex
CXCU Horizon Horizon Lines
CZLU Contaz Contaz Line
CZZU   CAI(Container Applications International)
DALU Hapag Hapag Lloyd Container Line
DAYU DAL Deutsche Afrika-Linien
DCSU   Danish Container Supply A/S
DFSU   Dong Fang International Investment Limited
DLKU   Stolt Tank Containers
DNAU   Unit Equipment Services AG
DNCU   DanContainer A/S
DRYU   Seacastle Inc
DVRU Delmas Delmas
EASU   Waterfront Container Leasing Co. Inc.
ECMU CMA CGM Compagnie Maritime d Affretement Compagnie Generale Maritime
ECTU   Trans European Container Unit
EGHU Evergreen Evergreen Line
EIMU Eimskip Eimskip
EISU Evergreen Evergreen Line
ELOU MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping Center GmbH & Co.
EMCU Evergreen Evergreen Line
ENAU Hamburg SUD Hamburg Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts Gesellschaft
EOLU   Exim Container Services Pte Ltd
ESFU FESCO ESF FESCO ESF
ESPU Emirates Emirates Shipping Line
ESSU K Line Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
ETNU   Eurotainer SA
EUCU Eucon Eucon
EURU   Eurotainer SA
EUSU   Unit Equipment Services AG
EVAU   Eurotainer SA
EXFU   EXSIF Worldwide, Inc.
EXXU   EXSIF Worldwide, Inc.
FAAU Maersk Line Maersk Line
FANU Hapag Hapag Lloyd Container Line
FBIU   Florens Container Services
FBLU   Florens Container Services
FBXU   Flex-Box Limited
FCCU FESCO Far Eastern Shipping Company
FCIU   Florens Container Services
FESU FESCO Far Eastern Shipping Company
FFFU   Florens Container Services
FLZU   Fine Link Container
FOCU OPDR Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rheederei
FRLU Maersk Line Maersk Line
FSCU   Florens Container Services
FWLU   Florens Container Services
GAEU   Textainer
GASU   Bulkhaul Ltd.
GATU   Textainer
GBCU   Global Container Concepts
GCCU   GE SeaCo
GCEU   GE SeaCo
GCNU Grimaldi Grimaldi
GESU   GE SeaCo
GETU Tarros Tarros S.p.A.
GLDU   Gold Container Corporation
GRCU Borchard Borchard Lines Ltd
GRDU   Gold Container Corporation
GRIU Hamburg SUD Hamburg Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts Gesellschaft
GSLU GSL Gold Star Line Ltd.
GSTU   GE SeaCo
GVCU   UES International (HK) Ltd.
GVDU   UES International (HK) Ltd.
HALU Heung-A Heung-A Shipping Co., Ltd.
HAMU HMM Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.
HBSU   HANBAO Container Shipping Trading
HCIU   Capital Intermodal
HDLU Safmarine Safmarine
HDMU HMM Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.
HFAU   Bulkhaul Ltd.
HJCU Hanjin Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd.
HLCU Hapag Hapag Lloyd Container Line
HLXU Hapag Hapag Lloyd Container Line
HMCU Evergreen Evergreen Line
HMKU WEC West European Container Lines
HMMU HMM Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.
HRZU Horizon Horizon Lines
IBTU   InterBulk Group
ICCU   GE SeaCo
ICHU   Eurotainer SA
ICOU   ICON International Container Service
ICSU   TAL International Container Corporation
ICUU ICL Independent Container Line
IEAU   Cronos
IJCU   IJ-Container ApS
IKKU   GE SeaCo
IMDU   Seateq Corp.
IMNU   Seateq Corp.
IMTU Evergreen Evergreen Line
INBU   Seacastle Inc
INGU   Trifleet Leasing
INKU   Seacastle Inc
INNU   Seacastle Inc
IPXU   Seacastle Inc
IRNU   Seacastle Inc
IRSU IRISL The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines
ITAU Hapag Hapag Lloyd Container Line
ITLU   GE SeaCo
IVLU Hapag Hapag Lloyd Container Line
IXWU   Eurotainer SA
JSCU   GE SeaCo
JSSU CNCo The China Navigation Co.,Ltd
JXLU ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd
KHJU Hamburg SUD Hamburg Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts Gesellschaft
KHLU Hamburg SUD Hamburg Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts Gesellschaft
KKFU K Line Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
KKTU K Line Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
KLCU Containerships Containerships
KLFU K Line Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
KLTU K Line Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
KMSU YML Yang Ming Line
KMTU KMTC Korea Marine Transport Co., Ltd.
KNLU Maersk Line Maersk Line
KWCU   Textainer
LANU   Caru
LBIU Libra Companhia Libra de Navegacao
LCRU   Caru
LGEU   Caru
LMCU Linea Messina Linea Messina
LNXU CSAV Compania Sud Americana de Vapores
LOGU   Eurotainer SA
LPIU   Cronos
LSEU   One Way Lease
LTIU Evergreen Evergreen Line
LVNU   Flex-Box Limited
LVTU POL-LEVANT POL-LEVANT Shipping Lines
LYTU Hapag Hapag Lloyd Container Line
MAEU Maersk Line Maersk Line
MAGU   Magellan Maritime Services
MAJU MISC Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad
MANU   Caru
MARU   Caru
MATU Matson Matson
MAXU   Textainer
MBIU   Bridgehead Container Services Ltd
MCLU Borchard Borchard Lines Ltd
MEAU   Star Container Services
MEDU MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company
MFRU Marfret Marfret Compagnie Maritime
MFTU Marfret Marfret Compagnie Maritime
MGBU Maersk Line Maersk Line
MGNU   Seacastle Inc
MHCU MAG MAG Shipping Company
MHHU Maersk Line Maersk Line
MIEU Maersk Line Maersk Line
MISU MISC Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad
MLCU   Textainer
MMCU CMA CGM Compagnie Maritime d Affretement Compagnie Generale Maritime
MMPU MSCO Murmansk Shipping Company
MNLU MISC Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad
MOAU MOL Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (O.S.K. Osaka Shosen Kaisha)
MOCU MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping Center GmbH & Co.
MOEU MOL Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (O.S.K. Osaka Shosen Kaisha)
MOFU MOL Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (O.S.K. Osaka Shosen Kaisha)
MOGU MOL Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (O.S.K. Osaka Shosen Kaisha)
MOLU MOL Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (O.S.K. Osaka Shosen Kaisha)
MOMU Libra Companhia Libra de Navegacao
MORU MOL Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (O.S.K. Osaka Shosen Kaisha)
MOSU MOL Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (O.S.K. Osaka Shosen Kaisha)
MOTU MOL Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (O.S.K. Osaka Shosen Kaisha)
MRKU Maersk Line Maersk Line
MSCU MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company
MSFU Maersk Line Maersk Line
MSHU MISC Malaysia International Shipping Corporation Berhad
MSKU Maersk Line Maersk Line
MSWU Maersk Line Maersk Line
MVIU Maersk Line Maersk Line
MWCU Maersk Line Maersk Line
MWMU Maersk Line Maersk Line
MWSU Maersk Line Maersk Line
NCCU   Nippon Concept Corporation
NCXU Nor Lines Nor Lines
NDLU Maersk Line Maersk Line
NEPU APL American President Lines
NEVU   Consent Equipment AB
NIRU Nirint Shipping Nirint Shipping
NODU Nordana Nordana Line
NOLU APL American President Lines
NOSU APL American President Lines
NPRU SSL Sea Star Line
NSAU NSCSA National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia
NSLU CSAV Norasia CSAV Norasia
NSRU Namsung Shipping Co., Ltd.
NSSU Namsung Shipping Co., Ltd.
NYKU Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Line
NYNU Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Line
OCLU Maersk Line
OKCU Cahaya Samudera Shipping Pte Ltd
OOLU Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd.
OPCU Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rheederei
OPDU Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rheederei
OTAU OT Africa Line
OTEU Consent Equipment AB
PCIU Pacific International Lines
PCVU Peacock
PDLU Pacific Direct Line
PERU Safmarine
PFLU Pacific Forum Line
PGRU C& Container Leasing
POCU Maersk Line
PONU Maersk Line
PRGU Progeco
PRSU Textainer
PRTU Portline
PSSU Pentalver Transport
QIBU United Arab Shipping Company Co.(S.A.G)
QNLU United Arab Shipping Company Co.(S.A.G)
QNNU United Arab Shipping Company Co.(S.A.G)
RALU Royal Arctic Line
RAVU Flex-Box Limited
REGU Regional Container Lines
RILU Rickmers Linie
RMCU Multistar
SACU Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
SAMU Maersk Line
SANU Samskip
SBAU Seibow Limited
SBGU Sea Star Line
SBLU Seereederei Baco-Liner GmbH
SCCU GE SeaCo
SCIU GE SeaCo
SCMU Maersk Line
SCPU GE SeaCo
SCSU Caru
SCXU GE SeaCo
SCZU GE SeaCo
SEAU Maersk Line
SENU Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd.
SESU Spinnaker Equipment Services
SGCU Overcont Ltd
SIIU The Shipping Coporation of India Ltd.
SIKU Samudera Shipping Line Ltd
SITU SITC Container Lines Co., LTD
SIUU Hapag Lloyd Container Line
SKLU Sinokor Merchant Marine Co.,Ltd
SKRU Sinokor Merchant Marine Co.,Ltd
SKYU CAI (Container Applications International)
SLCU Caru
SLMU Gold Container Corporation
SLSU Spinnaker Equipment Services
SMLU Seaboard Marine
SNBU Sinotrans Container Lines Co.,Ltd
SNGU Sinotrans Container Lines Co.,Ltd
SNHU Sinotrans Container Lines Co.,Ltd
SNIU Stolt Tank Containers
SNTU Stolt Tank Containers
SOCU Star Service
SPLU GE SeaCo
SPWU SpaceWise
SSIU GE SeaCo
STMU Delmas
STRU Sea Star Line
SUDU Hamburg Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts Gesellschaft
SVWU CHS Container
SWTU Stolt Tank Containers
TABU Stolt Tank Containers
TAIU Stolt Tank Containers
TASU Tankspan
TCIU TITAN Containers International A/S
TCKU Triton Container International Limited
TCLU TAL International Container Corporation
TCNU Triton Container International Limited
TEHU TAL International Container Corporation
TEXU Textainer
TGHU Textainer
TIFU Trifleet Leasing
TISU TIS (Transport Industrial Service)
TITU TITAN Containers International A/S
TLCU Tschudi Lines
TLNU Trident Container Leasing
TLXU Trans Asia Line
TMIU Trifleet Leasing
TMMU Hapag Lloyd Container Line
TMYU Transportes Maritimos Insulares, S.A.
TOLU TAL International Container Corporation
TOPU TOPtainer
TORU Maersk Line
TPCU Wan Hai Lines
TPHU TAL International Container Corporation
TPMU EXSIF Worldwide, Inc.
TPTU EXSIF Worldwide, Inc.
TPXU TAL International Container Corporation
TQMU Intermodal Tank Transport
TRDU TAL International Container Corporation
TRIU Triton Container International Limited
TRKU Turkon Line Inc
TRLU TAL International Container Corporation
TRTU Caru
TTNU Triton Container International Limited
TTTU Eurotainer SA
UACU United Arab Shipping Company Co.(S.A.G)
UAEU United Arab Shipping Company Co.(S.A.G)
UESU Unit Equipment Services AG
UETU UES International (HK) Ltd.
UFCU GE SeaCo
UGMU Evergreen Line
UNIU Unitas Container Leasing
UNOU Uniteam Norway
UNXU Unitas Container Leasing
USPU EXSIF Worldwide, Inc.
UTCU Stolt Tank Containers
UTTU InterBulk Group
UXXU Unit Equipment Services AG
VNLU Vietnam National Shipping Lines
WCIU Textainer
WECU West European Container Lines
WFHU Waterfront Container Leasing Co. Inc.
WHLU Wan Hai Lines
WLNU Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
WWLU Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
WWWU Wind Container Leasing
XINU Xines
XTRU GE SeaCo
YMLU Yang Ming Line
ZCSU ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd
ZIMU ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd
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